Our Flood

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Excuse the mess but we were having a flood .

I am not going to bombard SnapShots with flood photos but thought I would share these two with you. The filthy water under my veranda ended up one centimetre below my door threshold before it started to recede away so that was a lucky escape. My sons home did have two rooms with water damage that came through the roof with repairs having to be made to wiring and removal of floor covering. This photo was taken looking towards my sons home. There is still a lot of cleaning up to do although the urgent items have been done.

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This snapshot is of a creek that run past the farmyard. We have never seen the water so high in this creek although have heard that there was a similar flood in the early forties before the farm was purchased by the Borgas family.

The water has receded a 'lot' in this photo and it was at this point I took my camera and snapped away. I just loved the colours in this shot and wanted to share it with you.

I am a new grandmother as of yesterday morning. Not bad.... A flood, son married and a grand-daughter over a period of eight days.

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Hot off the Press, Thunderstorm

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I am quickly going to post this before I lose my power here. Thanks goodness I do have backup batteries for my PC for occasions like this to give me time to shut the computer down.

Anyway this photo I have just taken West of my home. My husband has just came inside saying there has been large pieces of hail falling on top of his workshop shed. He is a busy man making up some frames for me for recent sales so hope he didn't slip off the mat with the cutter. Gosh I can now hear hail on the roof of the house... gee they are making a lot of noise. Gee it sounds like someone is throwing stones on our roof. Gee once more, is is now very scary!!!

I will be back with an update with this. I took a quick look and some of the hail is approximately one inch across and coming right in under the veranda hitting the wall. I don't hold any hope for our crops.

Update: Well that is life, we ended up with a flood and yes we had crop damage as well as fences washed away. Water was lapping the threshold of our back door and can be thankful that the water receded before it forced its way past the door. I will post photos as soon as possible.


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Here is looking at you!

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Hello everyone!

I am back from my three week holiday in Central Australia with photos to share with you. As you can imagine I have a lot to do over the next week to make up for the time I was away. In a weeks time I will be heading to Wilpena Pound for three weeks demonstrating painting at a major art exhibition that I am involved with.

I hope you like this photo of the emu that I managed to get while away up North.

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Look at the close up of the eye and you can see yours truly taking the photo.









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Burra Creek

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This photo was taken at the Burra Creek and as you can see there is a massive Eucalyptus Gum Tree reaching for the sky. This tree is one of many in the area and worth visiting for a picnic with family and friends.

For those that are more adventurous and do live further away from Burra Creek and can't manage a day trip, it is a great camping area as well with two long drop toilets provided. There are no shower facilities. Adding money to the donation box helps keep the camping area in the great condition that it is in.

Take a closer look at this image and you will see my brother's caravan tucked away in the shady area. Tomorrow my husband and I along with my brother and his wife plus another couple who are dear friends to us all are leaving for a holiday traveling North with our caravans, which will last a little over three weeks. My brother has made up a itinerary of our trip and weather permitting we will be sticking to the plan as laid out and you can view it by clicking here.

During this period I doubt that I will get a chance to update any of my blogs as the trip is full on. I will make up for the lack of post though with images that I am told will want me painting and I hope at the same time, images that will stimulate you as well.

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Emu with Seven Chicks

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True, there are seven chicks in this image! Can you find the seventh little guy?

Emus are birds I have a great deal of respect for, when trying to photograph them. This group were up against a wire fence which slowed them down enough to get a photo but also aware that dad would have felt trapped if I tried to get closer and no way was I going to have him taking after me when he felt the need to protect his little family.

I am disappointed with the quality of the photo, as I am with the remainder that I have on file. I hope to remedy this in September when I will be sharing the company of emus. Well not literally, but sometimes they do walk past the shearing shed during the art exhibition in the Central Flinders Ranges.

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